A Maglev Rail System for Iran

Connecting Tehran and Mashhad in less than 3 hours

via the Caspian See

In cooperation with a European partner company as well as with a Swiss/Iranian business development representative in Iran, since 2008 SwissRapide AG has been working on the promotion of a project to connect Tehran and Mashhad with an ultra-speed Maglev rail system. The travel time between the cities, including connections to major cities in the Caspian See region, would be just less than 3 hours.

Based on an initial study carried out by SwissRapide AG, the system with a total length of just under 1000 km between Tehran and Mashhad, could also include stations in the following cities and locations:

Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport

Mehrabad International Airport

Qaemshahr

Sari

Gorgan

Bojnord

Shirvan

Quchan

Mashhad International Airport

The system would be highly sustainable since up to 80% of the power required could be supplied by locally produced solar power.